My bad words were heard by all the civil and military officials in the court

The next morning, Ye Shengxin arrived at the venue for the second game early. On the huge competition stage, tables, chairs and benches for the competitors from both sides had already been set out.

The members participating in the competition from Dongli Country have not arrived yet, and from Da Zhou, only Xu Changyu arrived at the scene earlier than Ye Shengxin.

Seeing Ye Xingxin, he waved to her.

Going up through the reserved passage, Ye Shengxin sat down, took out a hot pancake he had just bought from his pocket and gave one to Xu Changyu.

"No, save your trouble and eat. I'm not hungry."

Xu Changyu didn't want it, so Ye Xingxin took it back and said, "Congratulations, Changyu, you won the first place yesterday."

Xu Changyu smiled gently: "Thank you for the gift you sent yesterday."

"As long as you like."

There was a lot of noise from the audience, and another contestant came to compete. Ye Shengxin looked over and didn't recognize him. He should be from Dongli Country.

Xu Changyu introduced her: "This guy here is the one who won the second place yesterday, Zhou Huaijin, the top scholar of Dongli Country. I won him by a narrow margin."

If the title of the last level of poetry yesterday had not been "farmer", and he had actually worked in the fields, I'm afraid his description of these two words would have only been superficial.

Coincidentally, the number one scholar in Dongli Kingdom was born into a noble family, and twenty years of wealthy life made him not feel deeply about the word "farmer". Otherwise, it would be hard to know who would win and who would lose.

Zhou Huaijin sat down and saw the two people opposite him looking at him. He nodded at them with a proper manner.

Amid the noise from the audience, the ten contestants arrived one after another. The examiner also sat in the middle seat. Finally, the finale came: Prince Dongli Huang and Prince Xuanyuan Fu.

As everyone bowed to the two, Ye Shengxin seemed to have sensed something and looked towards a luxurious restaurant next to the competition venue. From a long distance, she saw two people standing by the window on the second floor of the restaurant.

One is Emperor Jingming, and the other is Cui Luoshan.

In fact, Ye Shengxin couldn't see the faces of the two people clearly, but she knew that they were them.

When Ye Shengxin looked over, Cui Luoshan waved at her and encouraged her. Although Emperor Jingming next to him did not make any movement, the encouragement from his eyes made Ye Shengxin feel full of ambition.

She clenched her fists secretly, she was determined to let Da Zhou win.

"In the second round, 'Benefits the present and future generations', each player must write down one item that complies with the rules of this competition within half an hour. The ranking of this competition will be determined by the contribution value."

When the announcer finished speaking, the people in the audience exclaimed slightly, with uncontrollable joy on their faces.

This competition has a good name. It allows these talented people to contribute to the country and the family. As a part of it, they can also benefit indirectly. It's wonderful, really wonderful.

Who is so talented to come up with this test question? That’s great.

Ye Shengxin was also thinking that the person who set the question was indeed concerned about the world, but he didn't know who this expert was.

The person who set the question, Master Tongshan, stood in the crowd, turned the Buddhist beads in his hand, and chanted "Amitabha".

The benefits of the present will be felt for generations to come. Ye Xingxin first thought about the four great inventions of modern times. Papermaking is not useful here, as printing has already been invented in the Zhou Dynasty. Gunpowder is definitely not acceptable as it is too lethal. As for the compass...

Ye Shengxin rubbed his head and once again regretted that he was a liberal arts student and had no knowledge in this area.

But she is also glad that she is a student of liberal arts, a student of history. If she thinks hard and summarizes the policy drawbacks throughout the ages, she can write them down on paper. While taking precautions, she can also provide solutions condensed from the wisdom of historians.

With a direction, Ye Shengxin calmed himself down and began to speak freely with the ground ink.

Xu Changyu had an idea of ​​the target object in his mind the moment the topic was released. One stick of incense was enough for him to explain the effect of this object. After putting down his pen, he was not surprised to find that Zhou Huaijin opposite him had already finished writing.

What made him curious was what Lord Ye was writing about and why he didn't stop writing even when the time was almost up.

When the incense and candles burned out, the person announcing the question shouted, "Time is up, collect the papers."

The servants serving each contestant collected the papers of the contestants. Ye Shengxin wrote the last three words in a hurry. The five papers, which had hurt his paws, were finally collected by the servant and sent to the seven examiners.

"Shengxin, what did you write and why are there so many words?" There were five full sheets of paper, all covered with densely written words. He couldn't see a single word when the paper left Xu Changyu's side.

"It's just policy," Ye Xingxin asked back, "What about you? And the other three brothers, I wonder what you wrote down?"

Xu Changyu: "These are some newly discovered medicinal herbs. When mixed together, they are very effective against common colds and high fevers. This recipe has not yet been promoted."

Ye Xingxin nodded and said, "Many people get sick in the cold season. If these herbs are not expensive, Changyu, you will be the lifesaver of tens of thousands of people."

Xu Changyu felt embarrassed by the compliments and turned the topic to his three companions.

Wen Wenqin is the third place winner of this year's imperial examination. He has great literary talent, a rich family background, and a wide range of knowledge. He said gently: "I write to warm the bed."

"I have some knowledge of craftsmanship, so I designed a simple stone warm bed commonly used by noble families in winter, and reduced the cost of materials, so that ordinary people can also sleep on a warm bed in winter and not get sick from the cold."

Ye Xingxin was stunned. [Damn, I really underestimated the wisdom of the ancients. I didn't expect that a warm bed would already exist.]

[But why don’t I have a bed warmer in my house? Otherwise, I would definitely think of this thing... No, no, no, no, I can’t design this thing. If I only know the concept, I won’t have much chance of winning. It still takes someone with ability to come.]

Xu Changyu bowed to Wen Wenqin and said, "Lord Wen is very thoughtful. I admire you."

Wen Wenqin was too humble to dare to say that, and turned to look at Zhang Hanyin, who came from a poor family and was the top scholar in the previous session of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Zhang Hanyin blushed slightly: "To be honest, I wrote about how to increase the yield of crops in farmland and make the best use of land."

He grew up in the fields and had the most contact with the land. He often did not have enough to eat when he was young, and the crops he worked hard to grow in the fields sometimes had low yields. One year, because there was not enough food at home, his grandmother took the initiative to go up the mountain to feed the insects.

From then on, whenever he put down his book, he would think about ways to make the land grow more food.

Although he has been busy with the affairs of the court in recent years and has no time to conduct trial planting, it is now useful. If the chief examiner is satisfied, the court will definitely promote this matter on a small scale. If the effect is good, many people will not die in the future of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Seeing that this gentleman was self-deprecating, Ye Shengxin smiled and patted Zhang Hanyin on the shoulder: "This is a very good answer. Lord Zhang has the potential to become a great agricultural official."

"Besides, food is the most important thing in the world. If Master Zhang can make sure that the people of the world have enough food, maybe he will be named the God of Agriculture in a thousand years."

God of Agriculture? Zhang Hanyin was frightened and said she didn't dare.

"Brother Qian, what about you?" Xu Changyu asked the last partner, who was also the oldest among the five.

Qian Liao stroked his beard and said, "Qian is a foodie. In his early years, he tried all the delicacies in the world. Later, he became picky and was not satisfied with the chef's cooking skills, so he tried to cook for himself."

"Qian may have a talent for this, and has researched many new ways to eat food. If it is made public, I think the prosperity of the business in the Great Zhou will surely reach a new level, and ordinary people will be able to do small business with these fresh foods and earn more money."

"Clap, clap, clap." Ye Shengxin clapped.

"Mr. Qian is generous."

The method of preparing food ingredients is considered a secret of aristocratic families and a means of making a living and making money. Lord Qian can selflessly make it public. Ye Shengxin personally thinks that he is much more generous than them.

Xu Changyu frowned: "Brother Qian, did you write more?"

Qian Liao knew what Lord Xu meant and raised his lips: "Can you only write one thing about the competition?"

Ye Xingxin was clever: "What Lord Qian handed in was clearly a thin book, an object, or a piece of paper. The examiner can't split a piece of paper in half just to find fault."

Xu Changyu: ...

Well, Brother Qian’s answer is bound to cause some disturbances.